Handling the Data ExplosionWesley D. Turner, Ph.DGeneral Electric Global Research

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Handling the Data Explosion

•Software is Necessary

•Open Source, leveraging the community

•“Data Drives Development”

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Software is Necessary2001

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Open Source, Leveraging the Community•Toolkit of public algorithms •Community committed to testing/maintaining base•Experts encouraged to add their own algorithms•Liberal licensing allows commercialization•Differentiation allowed

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Data Drives Development

•Data availability lags scanners•Proprietary databases take time and resources•Diversity in protocol required for robust algorithms•How do we compare ground truth?•Need Open Source data

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